New year, new concepts: Digital vaccine passports. Vaxxies

by Rashmee

Posted on January 1, 2021


Digital vaccine passports. Vaxxies. The first term signifies antibody protection – those who completed the …

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Britain’s Conservative govt prepares budget worthy of Trump’s Republicans

by Rashmee

Posted on October 30, 2018


Hard not to applaud the British government’s eye-catching revenue-raising measure, one of very few in …

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Bitcoin is the new hawala — no more, no less

by Rashmee

Posted on January 8, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


The Egyptians, Saudis, Turks and Lebanese are officially frowning on bitcoin, the cryp­tocurrency or elec­tronic …

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In 21st cent, politics, protest and story-telling as usual is no longer possible

by Rashmee

Posted on May 17, 2016


Politics as usual is no longer possible in the 21st century, The Economist recently …

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Isil is losing ground on both digital and real battlefield. Here’s why

by Rashmee

Posted on December 13, 2015


Here’s a bit of pre-Christmas cheer. Isil is losing ground. Literally and figuratively. So says …

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New digital information age has set us back 500 yrs, to town square rumour

by Rashmee

Posted on March 27, 2015


In October 2013, Katherine Viner, who’s been appointed The Guardian’s new chief editor, described the …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK